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Chanukah Cookies

in Diana's Recipe Book

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Servings: 60 cookies
 
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Your children will enjoy helping make and decorate these star-shaped cookies for Hanukkah.

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Almond Icing (see recipe below)

Instructions:
1. Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In large bowl beat shortening with electric mixer 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla; beat well. Add half flour mixture. Beat until combined. Stir in remaining flour mixture with wooden spoon. Cover; chill dough 1 hour until easy to handle.

2. Divide dough into thirds. On lightly floured surface, roll each third 1/4 inch thick. Cut with shaped cookie cutters. Place cookies, about 1 inch apart, on ungreased cookie sheets.

3. Bake in 350 degree F (180 C) oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from sheet and cool on wire racks. Dip into white Almond Icing (see recipe below). Place on rack set over waxed paper. While icing is moist, drizzle design with blue Almond Icing. Let excess drip onto paper. Let cookies stand at room temperature at least 2 hours to allow icing to dry.

Almond Icing:
Stir together 3 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, and enough milk (3 to 4 tablespoons) in a large mixing bowl tomake icing of drizzling consistency. Tint one-fourth of the mixture blue with food coloring.

Makes 60 cookies.

Date: October 31, 2002

Reviews

Reviewer: Archana Antony
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Reviewer: Amy Gross
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Several ingrediants were not listed and there were no amounts mentioned (cream of tarter and nutmeg). The dough was hard to roll out. The cookies needed twice the amount of time to cook. The taste was great.

 
Reviewer: Diana
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Hi Amy, So sorry. I had originally written the ingredients and instructions incorrectly. I have re-written the recipe for you. Hope you try them again with, I know, better results.........Diana, Diana's Desserts

 
Reviewer: Hazel Morgan
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Hi I`m Hazel and 13. I made these cookies for a Hanakuah presentation and got top marks! The class (and the teacher!) loved them, thanks!

 
Reviewer: Gore
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Loved them!

 
Reviewer: Jennifer
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I made these cookies with my children for our Hanukkah party. They turned out delicious and we had fun making them. I did find the dough a little dry and difficult to role but the cookies did remain tender. Yummy

 

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